Alfonso XII and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria, 1885.

On 29 November 1879 at the Basilica of Atocha in Madrid, Alfonso married a much more distant relative, Maria Christina of Austria, daughter of Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria and of his wife Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria.

His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority.

Cenotaph to Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen | Maria Christina of Austria in the Augustinerkirche, by Canova

Of the cenotaphs and funeral monuments the most splendid is the monument to the archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, consisting of nine figures.

The supporters of reform and of limitations on the absolutist rule of the Spanish throne rallied behind Isabella and the regent, Maria Christina ; these reformists were called " Cristinos.

* 1858 – Maria Christina of Austria ( d. 1929 )

* 1742 – Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen ( d. 1798 )

* By Maria Christina Ruiz

Brando had a long-term relationship with his housekeeper Maria Christina Ruiz, by whom he had three children: Ninna Priscilla Brando ( born May 13, 1989 ), Myles Jonathan Brando ( born January 16, 1992 ), and Timothy Gahan Brando ( born January 6, 1994 ).

* February 6 – Maria Christina of Austria, Queen Regent of Spain ( b. 1858 )

* September 11 – Augustín Fernández Muñoz, Duke of Riansares, morganatic husband of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies

He was celebrated by the public and honored by Maria Christina of Austria, Queen Regent of Spain.

Cosimo's elder son, Ferdinando, was not yet of legal maturity to succeed him, thus Maria Maddalena and his grandmother, Christina of Lorraine, acted as regents.

Ferdinand married his fourth wife, Maria Christina, the daughter of Francis I, the Bourbon king of Sicily, in 1829.

His mother, Maria Christina, the second wife of Alfonso XII served as regent.

She also developed a mistrust of intelligent older women as a result of her mother's close relationship with the Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Marie Antoinette's older sister.

Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780 ) was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg.

* Queen Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, regent of Spain after her husband's ( Ferdinand VII ) death while their daughter, the future Isabella II was a minor.

Katy Jurado was born Maria Christina Jurado Garcia on January 16, 1924, in Mexico City.

In 1842 Malmaison was purchased by Maria Christina, widow of King Ferdinand VII of Spain ; she lived there with her second husband Agustín Fernando Muñoz, 1st Duke of Riánsares.

In 1861 Maria Christina sold the property to Napoleon III.

He married secondly to Anna Maria ( 1532 – 20 March 1568 ), daughter of Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, in 1550.

He was married twice, to Valide Sultan Mahfiruze Hatice Sultan, originally named Maria, a Greek, mother of Osman II, and to Valide Sultan Kadinefendi Kösem Sultan or Mahpeyker, originally named Anastasia, a Greek, mother of Murad IV and Ibrahim I.

During this time, Alexios was rumored to be the lover of Empress Maria of Alania, the daughter of King Bagrat IV of Georgia, who had been successively married to Michael VII Doukas and his successor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, renowned for her beauty.

# Maria Komnene, who married ( 1 ) Gregory Gabras and ( 2 ) Nikephoros Katakalon.

He divorced Matilda in 1253 and, in the same year, married Beatrice of Castile, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso X, King of Castile, and Mayor Guillén de Guzmán ( Maria de Guzman ).

In 1309, Afonso IV married Infanta Beatrice of Castile, daughter of King Sancho IV of Castile by his wife Maria de Molina.

The first-born of this union, Infanta Maria of Portugal, married King Alfonso XI of Castile in 1328, at the same time that Afonso IV's heir, Peter I of Portugal, was promised to another Castilian infanta, Constance of Peñafiel.

On 23 January 1878 at the Basilica of Atocha in Madrid, Alfonso married his cousin, Princess Maria de las Mercedes, daughter of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, but she died within six months of the marriage.

* Infanta Beatríz Isabela Federica Alfonsa Eugenia Cristina Maria Teresa Bienvenida Ladisláa of Spain ( 1909 – 2002 ), who married Don Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cesi.

* Infanta Maria Cristina Teresa Alejandra Guadalupe Maria de la Concepción Vittoria Eugenia of Spain ( 1911 – 1996 ), who married Enrico Eugenio Marone-Cinzano, 1st Conte Marone-Cinzano.

* Maria ( renamed Eirene ), who married Emperor Michael Asen IV of Bulgaria

* Eirene Palaiologos ( renamed Maria ), who married Francesco I of Lesbos

* Maria, who married Toqta, Khan of the Golden Horde

After his return to Jerusalem in 1167, Amalric married Maria Comnena, a great-grandniece of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus.

Though from vastly different backgrounds, within three months Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell were married on 29 December 1812.

Albert Frederick was married in 1573 to Marie Eleonore of Cleves, a daughter of Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Archduchess Maria of Austria ( 1531 – 1581 ).

In Turin on 29 September 1781 ( by proxy ) and again in Dresden on 24 October 1781 ( in person ), Anton married firstly with the Princess Caroline of Savoy ( Maria Carolina Antonietta Adelaida ), daughter of the King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonietta of Spain.

In Florence on 8 September 1787 ( by proxy ) and again in Dresden on 18 October 1787 ( in person ), Anton married a second time with the Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria ( Maria Theresia Josephe Charlotte Johanna ), daughter of the Grand Duke Leopold I of Tuscany, later Emperor Leopold II.

On 14 September 1710, Boerhaave married Maria Drolenvaux, the daughter of the rich merchant, Alderman Abraham Drolenvaux.

* Maria Benz ( 1906 – 1946 ), the birth name of Nusch Éluard, German-born model who married Paul Éluard

Carlo-Maria ( Ajaccio 1746 – Montpellier 1785 ) married Maria Letizia Ramolino ( Ajaccio 1750 – Rome 1836 ) in 1764.